Pinback button promoting the American Red Cross HIV/AIDS program: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Rectangular pin-back button featuring a red, green, and gold outline of Africa, set against a black background. Black type appears within outline of Africa and reads, [RESPECT/YOURSELF/PROTECT/YOURSELF]. Gold type appears above and below Africa outline and reads, [American Red Cross/HIV/AIDS PROGRAM].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1985
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Attributed to: American Red Cross, American, founded 1881
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (7 × 4.4 × 1 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Health
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.201.1.43
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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